2025-2026年安徽宿州高一上册期末英语试卷含解析

1、A report says 74 percent of women hope that the men’s income will be at least twice ______ of the women’s.

A. one   B. that   C. those   D. it

2、Schools should be lively places where individuals are encouraged to ______ to their greatest potential.

A. cultivate   B. accelerate   C. expand   D. develop

3、-I didn’t go to the art show, because I lost my ticket.

-You ______ have borrowed mine. I didn’t go to see it anyway.

A. might B. need   C. could   D. must

4、The last twenty years ______ the steady improvements in the means of travel.

A．has witnessed

B．was witnessed

C．witnessed

D．is witnessed

5、Picky eaters are ___unwilling to try new foods, which experts think, can be the result of your DNA and your upbringing.

A. vaguely   B. typically   C. literally   D. smartly

6、An advantage is the company’s ability to adapt to local demands, ________ following a fixed procedure.

A.other than B.rather than C.more than D.less than

7、There are eight tips in Dr．Roger's lecture on sleep, and one of them is: to bed early unless you think it is necessary．

A. doesn't go   B. not to go

C. don't go   D. not going

8、______ that after the ash covered the people who failed to flee the city, their bodies nearly completely______ and disappeared, _________ empty spaces in the ash.

A．It turned out; broke down; leaving

B．As turned out; broke up; which left

C．It turned out; broke off; leaving

D．What was turned out was; broke down; left

9、_____ I can’t fully understand what his music conveys, his performance is quite impressive.

A. As   B. Since   C. If   D. While

10、 It is required that the students _____ mobile phones in their school, so seldom _____ them using one.

A. should not use; you will see

B. mustn’t use; will you see

C. not use; you will see

D. not use; will you see

11、It was in Haikou _______ more than 80 farmers received about 2.89 million yuan year-end bonus on Jan 8, 2015.

A. where B. which C. that D. when

12、--Oh, I __________my passport!

--Don’t worry. We have time to go back home and get it.

A. forget B. forgot

C. will forget D. had forgot

13、To my great disappointment, my best friend left the city   I could have a word with her.

A. before B. after

C. while D. until

14、—It is said that John’s paper got an A.

—He deserves it. He _________ a lot before he handed it in.

A. prepared   B. prepares

C. had prepared   D. has prepared

15、As the population of the world is growing at the disturbing rate of 10，000 people an hour, nature is beginning to ________ us.

A. turn against   B. turn up   C. turn off   D. turn around

16、The real  evidence is the least of our worries ______ we have known about it.

A. since B. though C. unless D. while

17、We walked a long way to the library, only ________ that it was closed because of the Covid-19.

A．finding

B．found

C．to find

D．having found

18、— Did you remember to give Jack the book?

—Yes, I gave it to him ______ I saw him.

A. while   B. immediately

C. once D. suddenly

19、Medical errors and various infections, if _________, will be the third leading cause of death in the world.

A．being combined

B．to combine

C．having combined

D．combined

20、The pianist ______ a love for music when he was a little boy.

A. develops  B. has developed

C. developed   D. had developed

21、Some dogs are exceptional. Take Chaser for example, an American border collie (边境牧羊犬) regarded as the “smartest dog in the world”, who could recognize and remember 1, 022 nouns — one for each of her toys. In Germany, another border collie, a male named Rico, practiced “fast-mapping”, or figuring out the names of new things with the speed and cleverness of a three-year-old child.

Yet such examples of dog genius are often “about only one dog”, says Claudia Fugazza, an ethologist who studies dog cognition (认知) at Budapest’s Eotvos Lorand University. She and her colleagues asked owners of 34 pet dogs of various breeds (品种) to teach their dogs names for two separate toys. Out of those 34 animals, only one dog passed the test — a border collie named Oliva. “These results mean talent must be something special,” says Fugazza, lead author of a new study on the experiment.

The scientists looked for dog owners worldwide via social media, then asked them to play fetch with their dogs daily in their homes while repeating the name of the toy, a process that lasted three months. Once a month, with a scientist present, the owners tested the dogs—the study participants included both adults and little dogs — by asking the dogs to fetch one of two toys by name. Dogs that succeeded were then given a new toy and new name to learn. Despite the intensive training, only Oliva learned to match a single word to a toy — in fact, she learned 21 names in two months.

“None of the breeds learned a thing. It was such a surprise,” Fugazza says. To check if the study design worked, the scientists also tested six border collies that could already fetch some toys by name; as predicted, all six of those control dogs, including a dog named Nina, learned additional names.

It’s interesting that 18 of the 33 dogs that failed the test were also border collies, Fugazza points out, showing that the breed isn’t always high performing.

Because of such individual difference, the scientists next plan to track the genetics(基因) and history of a variety of dog breeds to try to identify the factors that produce such smart creatures.

【1】Which of the following is recognized as the smartest dog in the world?

A．Chaser.

B．Rico.

C．Oliva.

D．Nina.

【2】What can we know about the test led by Fugazza?

A．15 dogs successfully passed the test.

B．The participants included only adult dogs.

C．The participants were dogs of different breeds.

D．There were altogether 18 border collies in 33 dogs.

【3】What do scientists plan to do next?

A．Train different dogs to become smart.

B．Research what can influence dogs gift.

C．Find which breed of dog is the smartest.

D．How to teach dogs to learn new words.

【4】Where is this text most likely from?

A．A diary.

B．A guide book.

C．A novel.

D．A science magazine.

22、Do American children still learn handwriting in school? In the age of the keyboard, some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out. 90% of teachers say they are required to teach handwriting. But studies have yet to answer the question of how well they are teaching it. One study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting. Some teachers are teaching handwriting by providing instruction for 10 to 15 minutes a day, and then other teachers who basically teach it for 60 to 70 minutes a day — which really for handwriting is pretty much.

Many adults remember learning that way — by copying letters over and over again. Today’ s thinking is that short periods of practice are better. Many experts also think handwriting should not be taught by itself. Instead, they say it should be used as a way to get students to express ideas. After all, that is why we write.

Handwriting involves two skills. One is legibility, which means forming the letters so they can be read. The other is fluency — writing without having to think about it. Fluency continues to develop up until high school.

But not everyone masters these skills. Teachers commonly report that about one fourth of their kids have poor handwriting. Some people might think handwriting is not important any more because of computers and voice recognition programs.

But Steve Graham at Vanderbilt says word processing is rarely done in elementary school, especially in the early years. American children traditionally first learn to print, and then to write in cursive, which connects the letters. But guess what we learned from a spokeswoman for the College Board, which administers the SAT college admission test. More than 75 percent of students choose to print their essay on the test rather than write in cursive.

【1】From Paragraph 1 we can learn ________.

A. teaching handwriting is a basic requirement in teaching job

B. most teachers prefer to teach handwriting

C. teachers spend little time in teaching handwriting

D. a keyboard has taken the place of the handwriting entirely

【2】The underlined word “legibility” in Paragraph 3 means ________.

A. being easy to read B. being complex

C. being unexpected D. being unreadable

【3】The best title for the passage is ________.

A. How to improve handwriting in school

B. Right or wrong: the death of handwriting

C. Handwriting involves two skills

D. Handwriting lessons are on the way out

【4】 The author’ s attitude towards whether still to learn handwriting in school is________.

A. negative B. objective

C. critical D. optimistic

23、B

In Britain and other countries，young people sometimes take a “gap year，” a year off between high school and college．This idea never gained a big following in America．Recent news reports have suggested that interest may be growing，though there are no official numbers．

Charles Deacon，Dean of Admissions at Georgetown University in Washington，D．C．，estimates that in the current first-year class of 1，600 students，only about 25 decided to take a year off．He says this number hasn’t changed much over the years．

Mr．Deacon says the most common reason for taking a “gap year” is to have a chance to travel，but he says international students may take a “gap year” to meet requirements at home for military duty．

Some high school graduates see a year off as a chance to recover after twelve years of required education，but it can also give students a chance to explore their interests．Students hoping to be doctors，for example，could learn about the profession by volunteering in a hospital．

Many colleges and universities support gap-year projects by permitting students to delay their admission．Experts say students can grow emotionally and intellectually as they work at something they enjoy．

The Harvard admissions office has an essay on its Web site called “Time Out or Burn Out for the Next Generation．” It praises the idea of taking time off to step back，think and enjoy gaining life experiences outside the pressure of studies．It also notes that students are sometimes admitted to Harvard or other colleges partly because they did something unusual with that time．

Of course，a gap year is not for everyone．Students might miss their friends who go on directly to college，and parents might worry that their children will decide not to go to college once they take time off．Another concern is money．A year off，away from home，can be costly．

Holly Bull’s job is to specialize in helping students plan their gap year．She notes that several books have been written about this subject．She says these books along with media attention and the availability of information on the Internet have increased interest in the idea of a year off，and she points out that many gap-year programs cost far less than a year of college．

【1】What is the passage mainly about？

A．If you want to go to an American university，take a gap year first．

B．More and more American students are choosing to take a year off．

C．It is likely that taking a “gap year” is becoming popular in America．

D．Americans hold different opinions towards students’ taking a “gap year”．

【2】How many reasons for students’ taking a “gap year” are mentioned in the passage？

A．2   B．3   C．4   D．5．

【3】The essay “Time Out or Burn Out for the Next Generation．” suggests that ______．

A．every student must take a“gap year”before applying for a famous university

B．some famous universities encourage students to gain more life experiences

C．taking a‘gap year’can make students free from life learning

D．the stress of studies does harm to the students’ health

【4】What can we learn from the passage？

A．Charles Deacon doesn’t support the idea of the students’ taking a “gap year”．

B．Books and media have contributed to the students’ interest in school learning．

C．Parents might disagree with the program，concerned about their children’s future．

D．Experts agree taking a year off will benefit the students emotionally and physically．

24、Ask a group of elderly people what it was about their lives that made them happiest overall, and they’ll probably mention some warm relationships with family and friends. If you’re satisfied with your social life, according to psychologists, you tend to be satisfied with life in general.

From the point of my 50s, I’d say that sounds about right. Some of my happiest moments are the ones I spend with my husband, a few close relatives, and a handful of very good friends who know me well and like me anyway. But the more I read about how social media are interfering with (干扰) good old-fashioned friendship, creating virtual bonds that can’t quite take the place of real ones, the more I wonder just how today’s 20-somethings will look back on their own lives when they’re my age.

After all, much crucial relationship building work is done in the 20s. According to research by the late Bernice Neugarten of the University of Chicago, who helped launch the academic study of human development, people choose most of their adult relationships, both friends and lovers, between the ages of 22 and 28. The friends we make in our 20s are not only best friends forever; they’re also our first truly chosen friends. And choosing how to commit to these friendships is an essential psychological task of the 20s.

But with so much of friendship in this age group now being developed online, an essential question is what the effect of that interaction is. A study, conducted in 2010 by Craig Watkins and Erin Lee of the University of Texas at Austin, investigated the Facebook habits of 776 young people between the ages of 18 and 35. “Whether it is a wall post, a comment, or a photo,” they wrote, “young people’s engagement with Facebook is driven, primarily, by a desire to stay connected to and involved in the lives of friends who live close by, far away, or have just entered into their lives.”

This kind of constant contact can be efficient, but it can also be upsetting. For one thing, it adds a new layer of concern to a young person’s already-heightened awareness of social ranking, giving appearance-conscious young people yet another thing to worry about. “I see other 20-somethings feeling pressured to constantly keep up a public image, especially a public image online,” wrote Ariana Allensworth on the group blog. “Folks are always keeping the world informed one way or another about what they’re up to, where they’re at, what projects they’re working on. It can be a bit much at times.” Not the most fertile ground for real-world friendship.

【1】According to the passage, the 20s is an age for people to _____.

A. have a good public image

B. keep themselves informed

C. look back on their own lives

D. develop critical relationships

【2】Which of the following is a disadvantage of making friends online?

A. It makes people pay less attention to social ranking.

B. It robs people of the happy moments spent with friends.

C. It keeps people away from their family and close relatives.

D. It prevents people from keeping in contact with their friends.

【3】What was the aim of the study conducted by Craig Watkins and Erin Lee?

A. To know about the 776 young people’s Facebook habits.

B. To find out how social media affect real-world social life.

C. To help young people stay connected to the lives of friends.

D. To investigate what kind of people prefer online interactions.

【4】The author may agree that _____.

A. old-fashioned friendship can help create virtual bonds

B. there’s no need for young people to make online friends

C. real-world friendship is a better choice for young people

D. online friendship is an inevitable trend in the modern world

25、Farmers in southern Italy are cultivating tropical fruits like avocados and mangos. Tropical creatures such as the rabbitfish are ____ in Mediterranean nets. And the winemakers in southern France are worried that their grapes may become extinct. Fifty years ago all this would have been _____ , but since the early 1980s rising temperatures have forced some farmers to ____ grapes for some tropical fruits.

Italy and France have long been proud of their cuisines. Both countries jealously ____ the rules that say   only ham made in Parma, a province in northern Italy can be called “Prosciutto di Parma”, and only fizzy wine made in Champagne can be called champagne.

Roquefort, that most ____ of blue cheeses, was given special protection by the parliament of Toulouse in 1550. The fact of having been grown somewhere famous has traditionally been seen as a guarantee of ____ .

But climate change could ____ that. Take polenta(意大利玉米糊), a popular Italian dish consisting almost entirely of ground corn. High temperatures and drier weather have already reduced corn yields in southern Italy.

If this pattern continues and spreads ____ , will Italian polenta-makers have to order their corn from elsewhere? And what about durum wheat, which grows ____ in Mediterranean lands and is used to make pasta, flatbreads and couscous? Modelling suggests that durum yields will sharply fall there if the temperature keeps on rising.

So should we worry about the future of spaghetti? Gabriele Cola, a researcher at Milan University, is   ___ about the short term. “I don’t see crops at serious risk, because farming is more ____ and technologically capable, so it can always respond to changes,” he says.

Increased irrigation(灌溉) can ____ the effects of drought. Scientists may also breed more resistant varieties of crops. But ____ deeper change seems likely. If temperatures continue to rise, farmers in northern   Europe may find they can grow southern staples( 主食 ); polenta may ____ northern Europe. Meanwhile, the Italian southerner may also have to ____ if tropical fruits continue to spread there.

【1】

A．taking over

B．turning up

C．getting off

D．holding back

【2】

A．unnoticeable

B．respectable

C．unthinkable

D．believable

【3】

A．switch

B．cultivate

C．trade

D．supply

【4】

A．revise

B．bend

C．break

D．guard

【5】

A．celebrated

B．publicized

C．introduced

D．favored

【6】

A．yield

B．quality

C．origin

D．price

【7】

A．revise

B．activate

C．upset

D．achieve

【8】

A．backwards

B．outwards

C．northwards

D．downwards

【9】

A．plentifully

B．especially

C．frequently

D．specifically

【10】

A．concerned

B．optimistic

C．disappointed

D．romantic

【11】

A．harvested

B．qualified

C．achieved

D．informed

【12】

A．generate

B．sustain

C．reverse

D．maintain

【13】

A．in this respect

B．in the long run

C．in an instant

D．in other words

【14】

A．invade

B．survive

C．represent

D．engage

【15】

A．adapt

B．invest

C．resist

D．imitate

26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整的短文。

My mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body is. Through the years I would take a guess at what I thought was the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought sound was very important to us as humans, so I said, "My ears, Mommy." She said, "No. Many people are deaf. But they are doing well in their life. You keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon."

Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my first attempt, I had contemplated (深思) the correct answer. So this time I told her, "Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it must be our eyes." She looked at me and told me, "You are learning fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind." Over the years my mother asked me a couple more times and always her answer was: "No, but you are getting smarter every year, my child." Then last year, my grandpa died. Everybody was hurt. Everybody was crying. My Mom looked at me when it was our turn to say our final goodbye to grandpa. She asked me, "Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?" I was surprised when she asked me this on this occasion.

I always thought this was a game between her and me. She saw the confusion on my face and told me, "This question is very important. How you answer it shows whether you have learned about life. For every body part you gave me in the past, I have told you were wrong and I have given you a reason why. But today is the day you will know the answer." I look puzzled. "All your previous answers-ears, eyes, hands, heart…They are all very important to yourself. But this time I need you to think of something that is important to others."   

Paragraph 1:

"My dear, the most important body part," she said,

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"Mom, I understand. And you can cry on my shoulder too."

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